Panel membership
The Panel draws its members from major financial and business institutions, giving it an unrivalled expertise in takeovers and securities markets. The Panel comprises up to 35 members. The Chairman, Deputy Chairmen and up to twenty other members are appointed by the Panel on the recommendation of its Nomination Committee. View Panel members here.
In addition, the following bodies appoint members of the Panel:
- The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (with separate representation also for its Corporate Finance Committee and Securities Trading Committee)
- The Association of British Insurers
- The Association of Investment Companies
- The Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers
- The British Bankers’ Association
- The Confederation of British Industry
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- The Investment Management Association
- The National Association of Pension Funds
The Chairman and the Deputy Chairmen are designated as members of the Panel’s Hearings Committee. Each of the 20 other members appointed by the Panel is designated upon appointment to act as a member of either the Panel’s Code Committee or its Hearings Committee. Up to twelve of these Panel-appointed members are designated as members of the Code Committee and up to eight are designated as members of the Hearings Committee. The Panel may appoint designated alternates for such members of the Code Committee and the Hearings Committee.
The Panel members appointed by the bodies listed above become members of the Panel’s Hearings Committee without further designation.
No person who is or has been a member (or an alternate of a member) of the Code Committee may simultaneously or subsequently be a member (or an alternate of a member) of the Hearings Committee.
The current Panel members are as follows:
| Member | Role | Appointment |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Gordon Langley |
Chairman | Appointed by the Panel |
| David J Challen Vice Chairman, European Investment Banking, Citi |
Deputy Chairman | Appointed by the Panel |
| Philip J Remnant Senior Adviser, Credit Suisse |
Deputy Chairman | Appointed by the Panel |
| James D Agnew Managing Director, Chairman of UK Corporate Broking, Deutsche Bank |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Sarah Bates Non-Executive Director, Witan Pacific Investment Trust |
Appointed by the Association of Investment Companies | |
| Jonathan W Bloomer |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Philip AJ Broadley Group Finance Director, Old Mutual |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Alistair NC Defriez Former Managing Director, UBS |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Guy Elliott Senior Executive Director, Rio Tinto |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Douglas Ferrans Executive Chairman, Invista Real Estate Investment Management |
Appointed by the Investment Management Association | |
| David Graham Chief Regulatory Officer, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Jim Hamilton Senior Adviser, Gleacher Shacklock |
Appointed by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe representing its Securities Trading Committee | |
| Baroness Hogg Chairman, Financial Reporting Council |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Tim Ingram Chairman, RSM Tenon |
Appointed by the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers | |
| Sir David Lees Chairman of the Court of the Bank of England |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Martin Mannion Director, Pensions Finance & Risk Corporate Accounting, GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd |
Appointed by the National Association of Pension Funds | |
| Lord Morris of Handsworth Former General Secretary, The Transport and General Workers’ Union |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Richard A Murley Vice Chairman, Rothschild |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Alan D Paul Senior Consultant, Berwin Leighton Paisner |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Alan F Porter Group Company Secretary, Prudential |
Appointed by the Confederation of British Industry | |
| Nigel Rich Chairman, SEGRO |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Sir Ian Robinson Non Executive Director, Compass Group |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Joy Seppala Chief Executive Officer, SISU Capital |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Mark Spofforth Senior Partner, Spofforths |
Appointed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | |
| Tidjane Thiam Group Chief Executive, Prudential |
Appointed by the Association of British Insurers | |
| Lindsay P Tomlinson Director, National Association of Pension Funds |
Appointed by the Panel | |
| Mark F Warham Co-Head European M&A, Barclays |
Appointed by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe | |
| Sir Nigel Wicks Chairman, Euroclear |
Appointed by the British Bankers’ Association | |
| Charles G Wilkinson Co-Head of Corporate Broking, Deutsche Bank |
Appointed by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe representing its Corporate Finance Committee | |
| Trelawny Williams Global Head of Corporate Finance, Fidelity International |
Appointed by the Panel |